Found out about this a few weeks ago.
Enjoy this trailer, which blames capitalism for Wall Street socialism.
"Things are getting crazy when people call capitalism anything that benefits people involved in finance and stocks, by whatever means they benefit. So the bailouts become capitalism. We can't even seem to get agreement on basic terminology."
The Michael Moore film is going to be full of fallacies on capitalism. I'm confident however that people are smarter than to be influenced over a single movie. i already saw the trailer. its going to criminalize the people who received the bailouts, rather than the ones who actually gave away the American people's money, and the American people aren't stupid enough to not know the fascists in gov't & banks are the cronies.
I also hope you realize Michael Moore is a big capitalist. he's a millionaire from the money his films make, so he's the biggest hypocrite. not to mention the fact, that I'd love to see his fact if the Federal Government walked in and socialized his movies and all of Hollywood's profits.
If Michael Moore was a legitimately moral individual and consistent in his principles, he'd donate all the profits he earns from his movies to the homeless people that were made bankrupt by the "evil and greed" of "Wall Street." oh Jesus.
Sunday assorted links
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1. Lazarus Lake update. 2. Robin Hanson responds to Scott Alexander. I do
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I would disagree with your opinion on Michael Moore being a capitalist. My reason being, just because a person wants to seek salvation does not imply they are religious. Because he makes money does not mean he is a capitalist. A socialist can easily make money through force. He is a pseudo-capitalist by way that Americans should earn money, but at the same time, have an altruist perspective on those less fortunate; consequently, the government must intervene and create a more equal and just verdict because the market allocated resources incorrectly. He will probably mention that, but as you said, fail to mention the role the government had in the execution of worsening the recession/depression as some people say. I may be wrong in my analysis of Moore, but he seems to be like this in Sicko and Bowling. Especially, with the whole American pride stuff in both the movies.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, not that it creates a stronger argument, but I am fairly certain that he does have a fairly strong charitable organization. I have not checked into it, but people have said some things.
If you seriously think that there is such a thing as altruist human action, I suggest you read more into libertarianism.
ReplyDeleteIf by altruist human, you mean hold contradictions, then yes. I think you are interpreting the altruist perspective as the dominate terms in the argument, when it is actually pseudo-capitalist (for lack of a better tern that I could define Moore as, other than mediocre socialist, that does not roll off the tongue very well). When I used altruist perspective, my intention was to imply a utilitarian belief on the value of welfare and redistribution, therefore making it pragmatic and makes the people feel good because it was in the sake of the poor or some animal shelter.
ReplyDeleteOn the part of altruist human action is concerned, I think that is a bit different than a perspective. I am very certain people can claim to the ethical grandeur of being an altruist, but in the long-run, I am well aware it is quite impossible to maintain considering humans need themselves to be the main beneficiaries of their actions. I could be wrong, but I think a person might starve to death when every action taken to eat a bowl soup is purely selfish or in the interest of your self, however you want to say it, it's the same.